Grove wash bay a source of noise nuisance

I am a very old and sickly citizen who resides in Grove, East Bank Demerara. Our village used to be a very peaceful neighbourhood, which I used to enjoy and since that’s how it suppose to be. However, last year my opposite neighbour opened a wash bay. I still can’t understand how the Guyana Lands and Survey Commission approved to have a wash bay opened in a housing area. They are using a pressure wash to clean/wash vehicles which is causing a tremendous noise nuisance within our neighbourhood.

These polluters commence working as early as 7am and finish as late as 8pm every day, even on holidays. A number of complaints were sent to the Local Neighbourhood Democratic Council, Grove Police Station, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

However, one year has passed and nothing has been done by these three authoritative agencies to address this noise nuisance.

Every time I complain, one agency says that it’s the other one’s duty to get it resolved and so I have been told for over one year now. A number of officers visited this location, but during the visits, operation of the wash bay was not ongoing and when the officers asked the polluter to put on the pressure wash they would put in the silencer.

I even confronted the polluters and they were very abusive and threatening. Also other villagers are affected as much as I am, but are very scared to say/do anything, since the polluter and his relatives use very abusive and threatening language.

I would be very happy if your newspaper can print my concerns since this is affecting me and my family a lot.
CONCERNED CITIZEN
(Name and address provided)

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